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Maxwell Martin tries to keep a lid on her impatience but is compromised by her wish to be understanding and helpful to a constituent who is spiralling into crisis with an appearance looming in a family court over visiting rights to his children.
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David Benedict, Variety, 26 June 2024
Even among those investigations that ACS does find enough evidence of child maltreatment, few lead to a case filed in family court.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
He was appointed to a family court by Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2006 and appointed to the felony court a few years later.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
The decision came after Jackson County Family Court Administrative Judge Jennifer Phillips heard evidence from the boy’s attorney and the Jackson County Juvenile Officer, which attempted to have the boy certified and his case transferred out of family court, where juvenile cases are prosecuted.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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“Family court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20court. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
Legal Definition
family court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction and often advisory powers over domestic disputes involving the rights and duties of husband, wife, parent, or child especially in matters affecting the support, custody, and welfare of children compare juvenile court
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